Share Paper: Cheerleading our Colleagues: Supporting the Social-Emotional Wellbeing During Mentoring of Emerging Technology Learners in Higher Education Faculty

1. Shannon Welbourn, Brock University, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Studies, Canada
2. Dane Marco Di Cesare, Brock University, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Studies, Canada
3. Kamini Jaipal-Jamani, Brock University, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Studies, Canada
4. Candace Figg, Brock University, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Studies, Canada

Abstract: The COVID-19 global pandemic has demanded higher education faculty suddenly teach in a virtual environment with little to no preparation. Many of these instructors found themselves in a precarious situation, as they were not necessarily equipped with the tools and knowledge required to successfully enact best practices in their online teaching. Compounding this situation was the social-emotional impact the pandemic had on these educators, adding more stress, anxiety, and even panic to those already burdened by teaching in a completely unfamiliar format. In this presentation, we will share findings from a study exploring the social-emotional impact of the mentor-mentee relationship ...